My son received a careless driving ticket on a probational license. He rear-ended the car in front of him.

Without knowing more I can only speculate. The $85 dollar fine is a minimum. Its assessed if you plead guilty w/o a court appearance, i.e. pay at...

I have a pending lawsuit in small claims courts against my former landlord. They want me to dismiss my case or they will sue me.

I do not know how much is at issue, but these folks are continuing to bully you. Getting counsel would help with that may think of things you have...

Depends. Was the property already foreclosed (i.e. a judgment of foreclosure was entered) or was the property in the process? Assuming the...

Would I need a lawyer or talking to prosecutor is ok?

you have a sixth amendment right to represent yourself. Given what the State has to prove (i.e. that you were aware that the driver was...

A tenant that is receiving rental assistance for her rent but she is responsible for a small portion and she is not paying it

To the extent she may owe rent after she vacates, you may take that from security. However if she is a section 8 tenant, you both have to file a...

What is the legal process that a landlord can take for non payment of rent from a section 8 tenant?

You need to file an action in the Bergen County L/T Court in Hackensack. You will not however be able to recover fees and costs there due to...

Rent control only enables to me to raise a small percentage at if all. Is there any way around this?

While I am not familiar with the Bayonne ordinance, Generally speaking you can get a larger increase if you do Capital improvements to the building.

A personal training client signed a 12 month contract, paid for 1 month, and has now vanished. He owes us $9,500, what can we do

You will have to sue in Special Civil Part. It has a higher Jurisdictional limit, (15K v. 3K in small claims) but it is more complicated. If your...

What are the details of transferring a judgement out of state?

In NJ Small claims defendant must live or work in the county of filing or performed some act there. Special civil part is a bit more flexible on...

Is a landlord allowed to keep a security deposit if they change their mind about renting you the property before you move in?

Mr. Glouchenko is correct. Your friend should sue if can't get him voluntarily return the money.